Secretariat of the Basel Convention, United Nations Environment Progamme:
http://www.basel.int
A central goal of the Basel Convention is [..] to protect human health and the environment by minimizing hazardous waste production whenever possible [...] through an “integrated life-cycle approach”, which involves strong controls from the generation of a hazardous waste to its storage, transport, treatment, reuse, recycling, recovery and final disposal.
ec.europa.eu/environment/waste/weee_index.htm
Here you can find links to RoHS [2002/95/CE] e RAEE [2002/96/CE] european directives, for hazardous chemicals’ reduction and electronic waste’s management.
see also:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_waste
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waste_Electrical_and_Electronic_Equipment_Directive
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RoHS
…greenpeace.org/international/press/reports/toxic-tech-chemicals-in-elec
for a general introduction about risks connected to the lack of control in technological waste’s management, and to the use of toxic or hazardous chemicals. A wide bibliography is provided.
See also:
…www.greenpeace.org/international/campaigns/toxics/electronics
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